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Sept. 11, 2006

53: Cross Promotion For Music Podcasts

Dave reminds people about Podshow Music Rewind. It's very easy to cross promote your pdocast in front of other music lovers. Check out their submission form RIGHT HERE Last 5 In 5 from Alan Lew of (www.podcasternews.com )Amateur Travler Podcast...

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Sept. 4, 2006

52 Priming the Listener Pump

Dave talks about supporting listeners comments from a Customer Service stand point. He also points out a hidden trick that "regular" radio uses to get people to call in. Enjoy your holiday (the last 5 in 5 will return next week).

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Aug. 28, 2006

51: This Headset Sounds Like Ass

Dave is using an  and is not really impressed. We also talk about the proper sequence of recording a "post production" show and why.   LAST 5 in 5 Courtest of Chris Christensen of Amateur Traveler Podcast ( ) The Onion...

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Aug. 21, 2006

50 Enhancing Your Content with Music and Sound Effects

Used appropriately, music and sound effects can really enhance your CONTENT. Dave shares his feelings as he has quit listening to some podcasts as they play "whacky" sound effects over and over (and they don't even tie in with the...

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Aug. 14, 2006

49: New Podsafe Music Resource, Marantz MD 600 Review

Dave talks about a new podsafe music resource. It's takes a CD from manufacturing all the way through distribution and its embracing podcasting. (look for the Podcaster sign up in the lower left hand corner). Dave also recently purchased a  he...

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Aug. 7, 2006

48: It's Summer Let's Go Toobin'

Dave interviews Charter Harkins one of the creators of of Innertoob.com a cool tool for Podcasters to boost communication, increase search engine searchability and send links via email to a certain time in the mp3 file. Check out this show at...

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July 31, 2006

47: Quickly Making Audio Comments Podcast Ready

I walk the listener through adjusting a voicemail comment from a scratchy, noisey sound bite to a smoother sounding clip ready to use. Dave explains some features that are in  (Free shipping at ) also Dave is using in this issue. I...

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July 25, 2006

46 My Feed Was Hijacked - Interactive Podcasts

Dave explains that after going on someone's show, THEIR podcast was inserted into his Musicians Cooler feed. They re-wrote (hijacked) his RSS file. He exaplains how he fixed it, and reminds everyone to pick good passwords, and to change them...

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July 17, 2006

45: Dave Goes Dingy - Podcast Promotion Ideas

Dave has some fun playing with Jason Robertshaw of  and trys to find a new opening. Dave discusses an idea that came about in today's School of Podcasting Roundtable (available to members of the School of Podcasting ) using promotional drink...

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July 10, 2006

44: Interview CEO of Voiceindigo John Mayerhofer

Dave interviews  John Mayerhofer the CEO of a service that will help deliver your podcast to phones. Dave mentions a new segment "5 in 5" inspired by Joe of This is where you tell us (not so much your favorites but) what were the...

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July 6, 2006

43: Podcast Awards - Is Your RSS Validated? SURPRISE!

Dave gets notified about the Podcaster Awards and in checking eligibility discovers his RSS feed is NOT 100% valid. As the deadline is 7/15 you may want to get cracking on validating your feed, and alerting your listeners (that is if you care about...

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July 3, 2006

42: Tricks of the Podcasting Masters: Rob Walch Interview

Dave interviews Rob of about the Book that he co-authored with Murr Lafferty ( ) and other podcasts). Rob discusses "behind the scenes" of how the book "Tricks of the Podcasting Masters" came about, and...

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June 25, 2006

41 The Art of the Interview - Martin Perlich Interview

Dave interviews Martin Perlich a 40+ year veteran of many forms of media. He is the author of the book " from Dave interviews Martin on his book tour for his new book "" and Dave's choice of microphones was great (um, if I wanted...

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June 19, 2006

40: Is Content Really King? Allen Stewart Part II

In part 2 of my interview with Allen Stewart of Allen talks about his Podcasting has boosted his business, and the question "How can I make money from a podcast?" man not mean "advertising and sponsorship. We discuss viral marketing,...

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June 12, 2006

39: Marketing 101 With Allen Stewart of the Marketer's Podcast

Get your own domain name for $6.95 at by using the coupon code " cooler3 " This is part one of my interview with Allen Stewart of the marketer's podcast ( ) Allen is a great guy, and every conversation with Allen always ends with me full...

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June 5, 2006

38 Can Podcasters Make Money with Affiliate Links? Audio Technica 202…

A slightly longer than usual show as Dave packs in an an interview with Heather Vale as well as shows off some different microphones Microphone Review:I really like the sound of the . It's very clear, and while the 3035 handles the bottom end, and...

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May 28, 2006

37 Avoiding Cease and Desist with Rich Palmer

Dave asks the question, "What are you using to stay organized?" as he had accidentally missplaced his interview with of the show is 19 minutes long (a little long, but an interesting story). Random Link Please note the audio review of...

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May 20, 2006

36 Audio Technica 20/20 - and The iRiver T30 Fooled Me

Thanks to everyone who commmented about the last show. Well I found out the hard way that the T30 DOES NOT allows you to plug in a microphone to the LINE IN. The line is for plugging in a CD player (or any other line device). Dave's answer was to...

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May 15, 2006

35 iRiver T30 Vs 899 Comparison

Dave talks about his old iRiver and his new iRiver he also talks about Mobile Entertainment magazine, and the mystery of and their uint the Also attention Students don't miss the "Podcaster Roundtable" Next Sunday (details are at the...

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May 8, 2006

34 Saving 60 Bucks a Year with Podcaster News Network

Dave answers some listener about the a (He does a podcast called making fun of the Music Buisiness on that site). He also mentioned for a way to exhcnage promos (which is his preferred method). Link of the week: Lastly Dave talks about a new...

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May 1, 2006

33 Understanding Feedburner Stats, and Other Great Promotional Tools

Dave interviews John Zeratsky of and John explains the recent stats upgrade, some of the great tools (like pingshot), and the new email service. Brian had asked what service I was using. I use Kall8 (and if you use the link below I get a...

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April 24, 2006

32 iPodcomments and Expo Reflections

Length 20 Minutes (I'm SORRY!) Live shows are fun (starting with Dave calling this show #31 when its 32). Dave shares some comments from the audience about their iPod, and shares his insights into the Expo this weekend. If you hear bad reviews as...

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April 21, 2006

31: Contest Tips - Win a Free Subscription - See You at the Expo

Length 15 Minutes Dave talks about some tips he has discovered in doing contests (like people may not even hear your show for DAYS after you announce your contest).  Sign up today to attend the Expo ($11) Check out the

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April 19, 2006

30 Should I buy an iPod? - Getting Along in the Community

In this 19 Minute show Dave talks the pros and cons of buying an ipod (as he bought one). He compares his 60G iPod to his Rio Carbon, and iRiver 899. You can check out Dave's iPod model iPod Pros:Lots of room Very easy to updateAccessoriesSmart Play...

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